326 Humble (2/2)

He had been rejected by Su Li countless times, which took a toll on his ego, but as they say, patience is a virtue, and he had now found the key to unlock the door to her heart—Su Li's mother, possessing a character full of weaknesses, would be easy to manipulate.

After half an hour of thrashing it out on the court, both Su Li and Shen Qingyan were drenched in sweat and decided to take a break.

Yang Hongzhi, who had thoroughly enjoyed watching them play, was reluctant to let them rest. ”Li, Qingyan, why don't we play a few more rounds?”

”No, no, our stamina is no match for you. You practice kickboxing regularly, you're fit,” Shen Qingyan said, waving him off.

Yang Hongzhi smiled, ”What's the use of having stamina when I keep losing every round to you? My tennis skills are horrible.”

”Haha, I know that Young Master Yang went easy on us. Who doesn't know that you're a sports fanatic? Be it golf, tennis, basketball, or soccer, you are unrivaled.”

Shen Qingyan received two clean face towel from her maid and handed one to Su Li.

”Don't flatter me, Qingyan. You guys are really better than me in tennis,” Yang Hongzhi said, feigning humility.

”Ho, ho, ho...” Shen Qingyan chortled.

As Su Li dabbed the towel on her face and neck, she asked the maid, ”Where's Su Xiaobei and Xiao Luo?”

”Ms. Su, they are at the basketball court,” the maid replied.

Su Li put the towel down and made for the basketball court. As she walked past Yang Hongzhi, he detected her sweet scent, and his nostrils unconsciously followed its trail.

Shen Qingyan and Yang Hongzhi decided to tag along, and it didn't take too long before the trio arrived at the basketball court. There, they saw Xiao Luo playing basketball with Su Xiaobei.

Xiao Luo was shooting at the hoop, and the little girl was giggling and gleefully retrieving the ball and passing it back to him for the next shot. She would cheer every time Xiao Luo made the shot. ”Yay! Daddy's so awesome!”

A small basketball may not seem heavy for an adult, but to Su Xiaobei, it weighed a ton. Her cheeks were flushed, and she was drenched from running and carrying the ball around the court. The mirth and excitement in her laughter filled the air as father and daughter indulged in their playtime.

”Li, this guy's not bad, he's really good with Xiaobei,” Shen Qingyan said.

Su Li was delighted with Xiao Luo's performance, she had not seen Su Xiaobei this happy in a long time.

Yang Hongzhi sulked when he saw them playing together. He was livid at the thought of some low-born catfish winning the child's heart. He had to think of something and fast; keeping a smile on his face, he said, ”That Mr. Xiao seems like he's good with basketball, I feel like having a game with him.”

”Oh, really? Young Master Yang wants to have a match with him?” Shen Qingyan gave him a knowing smile.

”Indeed, I want to play with him, I was just getting warmed up with tennis,” Yang Hongzhi said.

”Then go play with him, but don't overdo it and make a fool out of him completely.”

Shen Qingyan knew that Yang Hongzhi just wanted to show off his skills to Su Li, and she wasn't going to object that. After all, in her eyes, they were a matchings couple, and if they got hitched, she'd be very happy for her sister, Su Li.

”Haha... perhaps he'll make a fool out of me,” Yang Hongzhi responded.

”Young Master Yang, you're only revealing your arrogance by being overly humble. Others may not know, but we're well aware that you hired a CBA coach and underwent intensive training. How could he match up to you? So, you better show him some mercy and let him save some face, alright,” Shen Qingyan said.

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